This painting shows the upper body of a man with his body turned to us and his head looking to the left. The man has short, reddish-brown hair, light skin, rosy cheeks, arched eyebrows, and a small mouth in a neutral expression. He is wearing a dark purple garment with some designs around the neckline under a bright orange robe that is draped over his shoulders. He holds the edge of the robe in his right hand and is holding a red book in his left hand. A golden halo surrounds his head. The background is textured gold, and the painting is framed in a black arched frame.

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Saint Judas Thaddeus

painter Simone Martini (Sienese, active from 1315; died 1344)

c. 1315/1320

Medium: tempera on panel
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: painted surface: 26 x 19.7 cm (10 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.) ; overall: 30.7 x 23.3 cm (12 1/16 x 9 3/16 in.) ; framed: 44.4 x 60 cm (17 1/2 x 23 5/8 in.)
Culture: Sienese
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CIS-R
Credit line: Samuel H. Kress Collection
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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